单词 | gorgon |
释义 | Gorgon[ gawr-guhn ] / ˈgɔr gən / nounClassical Mythology. any of three sister monsters commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus. (lowercase) a mean, ugly, or repulsive woman. Origin of Gorgon1350–1400; Middle English <Latin Gorgōn<Greek Gorgṓ, derivative of gorgós dreadful OTHER WORDS FROM GorgonGor·go·ni·an [gawr-goh-nee-uhn], /gɔrˈgoʊ ni ən/, adjectiveWords nearby Gorgongorgeous, gorgerin, gorget, Gorgias, Gorgio, Gorgon, gorgoneion, Gorgonian, gorgonize, Gorgonzola, Gorham Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for GorgonBritish Dictionary definitions for GorgonGorgon / (ˈɡɔːɡən) / nounGreek myth any of three winged monstrous sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, who had live snakes for hair, huge teeth, and brazen claws (often not capital) informal a fierce or unpleasant woman Word Origin for Gorgonvia Latin Gorgō from Greek, from gorgos terrible Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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